3.0.0 5342 2023-01-11T13:25:52Z 2023-01-11T13:25:52Z House H HR 2014-07-31 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HECK of Nevada:H.R. 5342.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8,Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, to make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution the foregoing Powers, and all other powers vestedby the Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or officer thereof.[Page H7186]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-08-15T18:51:57Z Referred to 2014-07-31T13:01:15Z 2014-08-15 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 N C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2014-07-31 True B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2014-07-31 True A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2014-07-31 True R000587 Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] Reid Ribble R WI J. 8 2014-07-31 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2014-07-31 True T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2014-07-31 True Armed Forces and National Security Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Licensing and registrations Military medicine Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-07-31 Introduced in House 2014-11-28T21:48:14Z VA Credentialing and Privileging Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), within 30 days after a military health care provider requests privileges to provide hospital care or medical services in a VA medical facility, to approve such provider's credentials and grant such privileges, unless the Secretary can show cause for denying such privileges.

Defines "military health care provider" as a member of the Armed Forces who is: (1) a health care provider; (2) serving on active duty in, or in the process of being separated from, the Armed Forces; and (3) privileged to work in a military treatment facility.

]]> VA Credentialing and Privileging Improvement Act Display Title VA Credentialing and Privileging Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expeditiously grant privileges to members of the Armed Forces who are health care providers to provide hospital care and medical services in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Credentialing and Privileging Improvement Act Introduced in House 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5342ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5342ih.xml 2014-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.